Hi, Is it an option to provide preconfigured VCL FE/BE/DB as vmware/vbox/qcow2 image?
-- Thank you, Dmitri Chebotarov VCL Sys Eng, Engineering & Architectural Support, TSD - Ent Servers & Messaging 223 Aquia Building, Ffx, MSN: 1B5 Phone: (703) 993-6175 | Fax: (703) 993-3404 On 8/26/13 12:52 , "Josh Thompson" <[email protected]> wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Larry, > >That sounds like a great way to implement it. Thanks for the additional >info. > >Josh > >On Monday, August 26, 2013 11:52:25 AM Larry Burton wrote: >> Josh, >> Excellent point. I have created the installation process as a series of >> scripts, each of which adds a particular function function, for just >> this reason. A bare-metal install consists of a kickstart file and a "to >> do" list of scripts to run. Systems that already have an installation >> may run just a "to do" list to add additional functions. The script >> library is in a separate directory on the USB image, and may be copied >> to an existing installation. This seems to me to be extensible for those >> with a little more experience, and still allows a novice to get up and >> running without having to know a great deal about Linux. >> Larry >> >> On 08/26/2013 11:27 AM, Josh Thompson wrote: >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> > Hash: SHA1 >> > >> > Larry, >> > >> > Would it be difficult to also provide an installer that could be run >>on a >> > system that already has a base install of Linux on it? I think there >>are >> > situations where this would be an easier starting point than putting >>an >> > image on a USB drive and booting from it. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Josh >> > >> > On Friday, August 23, 2013 6:26:59 PM Larry Burton wrote: >> >> I have a scripted install working from bare metal to cloud, with >>custom >> >> profiling options -- except for a few remaining tweaks on xCAT. >>Perhaps >> >> we could include the package (everything is in a bootable USB image) >>as >> >> a helper for the next release, if there is interest. I'll try to >>finish >> >> a long overdue documentation update on the VCL website next week. >> >> Larry >> >> >> >> On 08/23/2013 10:19 AM, Aaron Peeler wrote: >> >>> Hi Folks, >> >>> >> >>> For the next release, we need to start planing in order to get it >>out >> >>> in a reasonable time frame. >> >>> >> >>> Some key features that come to my mind are: >> >>> >> >>> * NAT support VCL-174 https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-174 >> >>> * openstack support VCL-590 >> >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-590 >> >>> * maybe the openNebula support (Dmitri ?) http://opennebula.org/ >> >>> * cluster provisioning improvements >> >>> * general enhancements/bugfixes >> >>> * Some form of the scripted install(could be a bash script for >>non-RH >> >>> OS's, rpm install, maybe a puppet config?) >> >>> >> >>> The previous roadmap features http://vcl.apache.org/dev/roadmap.html >> >>> such as the configuration management and the broker tool are still >>be >> >>> worked on or vetted and wouldn't be production ready before the >> >>> release. >> >>> >> >>> These are suggestions on what I think might be release ready. I >>would >> >>> like to see another release out this year. >> >>> >> >>> Please share your thoughts, comments, concerns on if these are >>feasible. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks, >> >>> Aaron >> > >> > - -- >> > - ------------------------------- >> > Josh Thompson >> > VCL Developer >> > North Carolina State University >> > >> > my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu >> > >> > All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which >> > are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public >> > Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) >> > >> > iEYEARECAAYFAlIbc+MACgkQV/LQcNdtPQNzOACfQDzr6gUrYhISGUvXKgCsIO9m >> > IOAAniAstqIp5lFOuwjhA7lqrkJkksDr >> > =LKMd >> > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >- -- >- ------------------------------- >Josh Thompson >VCL Developer >North Carolina State University > >my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu > >All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which >are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public >Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) > >iEYEARECAAYFAlIbh+8ACgkQV/LQcNdtPQNWTQCeLnDwUuQMYJx+Lsf3SsqDsb6m >2AgAn1R5khCa6XYLd9CA9LrGkzoBDMTH >=O5Z1 >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
